Test bank for the economics of money banking and financial markets 6th canadian edition by mishkin serletis

Test Bank for The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets 6th Canadian edition by Frederic S Mishkin, Apostolos Serletis Chapter 1: Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets? 1.1 Why Study Financial Markets? 1) Financial markets promote economic efficiency by A) channelling funds from investors to savers B) creating inflation C) channelling funds to those who have a productive use for them D) reducing investment Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 2) Well-functioning financial markets promote A) inflation B) deflation C) unemployment D) economicgrowth Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 3) A key factor in producing high economic growth is A) eliminating foreign trade B) well-functioning financial markets C) high interest rates D) stock market volatility Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 4) Markets in which funds are transferred from those who not have a productive use for them to those who are called A) commodity markets B) fund-available markets C) derivative exchangemarkets D) financial markets Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 5) markets transfer funds from people who not have a productive use for them to people who A) Commodity B) Fund-available C) Financial D) Derivative exchange Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 6) Poorly performing financial markets can be the cause of A) wealth B) poverty C) financial stability D) financialexpansion Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 7) The bond markets are important because they are A) easily the most widely followed financial markets in Canada B) the markets where foreign exchange rates are determined C) where corporations and governments borrow to finance their activities D) the markets where all borrowers get their funds Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 8) A security is also known as A) a financial instrument B) a contingent claim C) the interest rate D) a liability Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 9) A bond is A) not as good as investment as stocks B) pays interest sporadically C) never pays interest D) makes payments periodically for a specified period of time Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 10) The fluctuation of interest rates A) never occurs because the central bank is involved in setting the rate B) is due to changes in stock prices C) cannot occur because there is only one interest rate D) impacts all Canadians Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 11) The cost of borrowing is commonly referred to as the A) inflation rate B) exchange rate C) interest rate D) aggregate price level Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 12) Compared to interest rates on long-term bonds, interest rates on three-month Treasury bills fluctuate and are on average A) more; lower B) less; lower C) more; higher D) less; higher Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 13) The interest rate on long-term corporate bonds is , on average, than other interest rates The spread between it an other rates over time A) lower; remains constant B) lower; fluctuates C) higher; remains constant D) higher; fluctuates Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 14) Everything else held constant, a rise in interest rates will cause spending on housing to A) rise B) remain unchanged C) either rise, fall, or remain thesame D) fall Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 15) High interest rates might purchasing a house or car but at the same time high interest rates might saving A) discourage; encourage B) discourage; discourage C) encourage; encourage D) encourage; discourage Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 16) An increase in interest rates might saving because more can be earned in interest income A) encourage B) discourage C) disallow D) invalidate Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 17) Everything else held constant, an increase in interest rates on student loans A) may increase the cost of education B) may reduce the cost of education C) has no effect on educational costs D) increases costs for students with no loans Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 18) A common stock A) cannot be purchased by individuals B) is also known as a debt security C) is a share of ownership in a corporation D) is a claim on assets Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 19) A share of common stock is a claim on a corporation's A) debt B) liabilities C) expenses D) earnings and assets Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 20) Lower interest rates might cause a corporation to building a new plant that would provide more jobs A) complete B) postpone C) consider D) start Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 21) Bonds of different maturities A) show no common features B) have interest rates that tend to move together C) have interest rates that can differ substantially D) B and C only Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 22) The stock market is important because it is A) where interest rates are determined B) the most widely followed financial market in the Canada C) where foreign exchange rates are determined D) the market where most borrowers get their funds Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 23) Stock prices, as measured by the S&P/TSX Composite Index, A) have not changed much over time B) have risen smoothly over time C) have been extremely volatile over time D) have declined substantially since they peaked in the mid 1980s Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 24) Stock prices are A) relatively stable trending upward at a steady pace B) relatively stable trending downward at a moderate rate C) extremely volatile D) unstable trending downward at a moderate rate Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 25) Changes in stock prices A) not affect people's wealth and their willingness to spend B) affect firms' decisions to sell stock to finance investment spending C) are predictable D) are unimportant to decision makers Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 26) A is an example of a security, which is a claim on future income or A) bond; interest rate B) bond; debt C) stock; assets D) stock; debt Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 27) On , October 19, 1987, the market experienced its worst one-day drop in its entire history with the S&P/TSX Composite falling by 11 percent A) "Terrible Tuesday" B) "Woeful Wednesday" C) "Freaky Friday" D) "Black Monday" Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 28) Fluctuations in stock prices A) have become less smaller since the year 2000 B) since the year 2000 are about the same as they were before the year 2000 C) have become more volatile since the year 2000 D) have been almost eliminated since the year 2000 Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 29) The S&P/TSX Composite reached a peak of over 14000 in 2008 and then fell by A) 10% B) 30% C) 50% D) 70% Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 30) Why is it important to understand the bond market? Answer: The bond market supports economic activity by enabling the government and corporations to borrow to undertake their projects and it is the market where interest rates are determined Diff: Type: ES Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy 31) What is a stock? How stocks affect the economy? Answer: A stock represents a share of ownership of a corporation, or a claim on a firm's earnings/assets Stocks are part of wealth, and changes in their value affect people's willingness to spend Changes in stock prices affect a firm's ability to raise funds, and thus their investment Diff: Type: ES Skill: Recall Objective: 1.1 Recognize the importance of financial markets in the economy Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 1.2 Why Study Financial Institutions and Banking? 1) Channelling funds from individuals with savings to those desiring funds when the saver does not purchase the borrower's security is known as A) barter B) redistribution C) financial intermediation D) taxation Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking and the economy 2) A financial crisis is A) not possible in the modern financial environment B) a major disruption in the financial markets C) a feature of developing economies only D) typically followed by an economic boom Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking and the economy 3) Banks are important to the study of money and the economy because they A) channel funds from investors to savers B) have been a source of rapid financial innovation C) are the only important financial institution in the US economy D) create inflation Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking and the economy 4) Financial crises are characterized by A) surging employment B) hyperinflation C) decline in asset prices D) high profits in the financial sector Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking and the economy Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 5) Chartered banks, trust and mortgage loan companies, and credit unions and caisses populaires A) no longer provide financial intermediation B) since deregulation now provide services only to small depositors C) accept deposits and make loans D) create fluctuations in the stock market Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking and the economy 6) Banks A) are the smallest of the financial intermediaries B) are the largest financial intermediaries C) are barred from providing financial intermediation services D) can only provide services to corporations Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking and the economy 7) Financial institutions that accept deposits and make loans include A) exchanges B) banks C) over-the-counter markets D) finance companies Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking and the economy 8) Which of the following are the largest financial intermediaries in the Canadian economy? A) Insurance companies B) Financecompanies C) Banks D) Mutual funds Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.2 Describe how financial intermediation and financial innovation affect banking and the economy 10 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 12) Which of the following is a true statement? A) Money or the money supply is defined as Bank of Canada notes B) The average price of goods and services in an economy is called the aggregate price level C) The inflation rate is measured as the rate of change in the federal government budget deficit D) The aggregate price level is measured as the rate of change in the inflation rate Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 13) If ten years ago the prices of the items bought last month by the average consumer would have been much lower, then one can likely conclude that A) the aggregate price level has declined during this ten-year period B) the average inflation rate for this ten-year period has been positive C) the average rate of money growth for this ten-year period has been positive D) the aggregate price level has risen during this ten-year period Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 14) From 1968-2014 the price level in Canada increased more than A) twofold B) threefold C) sixfold D) ninefold Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 15) Complete Milton Friedman's famous statement, "Inflation is always and everywhere a phenomenon." A) recessionary B) discretionary C) repressionary D) monetary Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 15 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 16) There is a association between inflation and the growth rate of money A) positive; demand B) positive; supply C) negative; demand D) negative; supply Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 17) Evidence from Canada and other foreign countries indicates that A) there is a strong positive association between inflation and growth rate of money supply over long periods of time B) there is little support for the assertion that "inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon" C) countries with low monetary growth rates tend to experience higher rates of inflation, all else being constant D) money growth is clearly unrelated to inflation Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 18) Countries with low inflation rates include A) Canada, Sweden and the United States B) Canada, Ukraine and the United States C) Turkey, Ukraine and Zambia D) Turkey, Ukraine andCanada Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 19) Countries that experience very high rates of inflation may also have A) balanced budgets B) rapidly growing money supplies C) falling money supplies D) constant money supplies Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 16 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 20) In the 1970s, in Canada, interest rates trended upward During this same time period, A) the rate of money growth declined B) the rate of money growth increased C) the government budget deficit (expressed as a percentage of GNP) trended downward D) inflation fell Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 21) The management of money and interest rates is called policy and is conducted by a nation's bank A) debt; superior B) fiscal; superior C) fiscal; central D) monetary; central Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 22) policy involves decisions about government spending and taxation A) Monetary B) Fiscal C) Risk Management D) Systemic Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 23) When tax revenues are greater than government expenditures, the government has a budget A) crisis B) deficit C) surplus D) revision Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 17 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 24) A budget occurs when government expenditures exceed tax revenues for a particular time period A) deficit B) surplus C) surge D) surfeit Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 25) Budget deficits can be a concern because they might A) ultimately lead to higher inflation B) lead to lower interest rates C) lead to a slower rate of moneygrowth D) lead to higher bond prices Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 26) Budget deficits are important because deficits A) cause bank failures B) always cause interest rates tofall C) may lead to a financial crisis D) always cause prices to fall Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 27) What happens to economic growth and unemployment during a business cycle recession? What is the relationship between the money growth rate and a business cycle recession? Answer: During a recession, output declines and unemployment increases Prior to every recession in Canada the money growth rate has declined, however, not every decline is followed by a recession Diff: Type: ES Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 18 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 28) Describe the relationship between the aggregate price level and the growth rate in money supply Can the relationship be used to explain inflation? Answer: The price level and the money supply generally move closely together There is a positive relationship between inflation and the growth rate of the money supply Friedman says that "inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon." Diff: Type: ES Skill: Recall Objective: 1.3 Identify the basic links between monetary policy, the business cycle, and economic variables 1.4 Why Study International Finance? 1) Canadian companies can borrow funds A) only in Canadian financial markets B) only in foreign financial markets C) in both Canadian and foreign financial markets D) only from the Canadian government Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 2) The price of one country's currency in terms of another country's currency is called the A) foreign exchange rate B) interest rate C) TSE index D) inflationrate Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 3) The foreign exchange rate is A) determined by the banks B) not important to Canadian individuals C) the relative price of two currencies D) the ratio of the foreign aggregate price level to the domestic aggregate price level Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 19 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 4) The market where one currency is converted into another currency is called the market A) security B) bond C) derivatives D) foreign exchange Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 5) Everything else constant, a stronger Canadian dollar will mean that A) vacationing in England becomes more expensive B) vacationing in England becomes less expensive C) French cheese becomes more expensive D) Japanese cars become more expensive Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 6) Which of the following is most likely to result from a stronger Canadian dollar? A) Canadian goods exported aboard will cost less in foreign countries, and so foreigners will buy more of them B) Canadian goods exported aboard will cost more in foreign countries and so foreigners will buy more of them C) Canadian goods exported abroad will cost more in foreign countries, and so foreigners will buy fewer of them D) Canadians will purchase fewer foreign goods Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 7) Everything else held constant, a weaker Canadian dollar will likely hurt A) textile exporters in Quebec B) wheat farmers in Saskatchewan that sell domestically C) automobile manufacturers in Ontario that use domestically produced inputs D) furniture importers in British Columbia Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 20 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 8) Everything else held constant, Canadians who love French wine benefit most from A) a decrease in the dollar price of euros B) an increase in the dollar price of euros C) a constant dollar price for euros D) a ban on imports from Europe Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 9) Everything else held constant, a stronger Canadian dollar benefits and hurts A) Canadian businesses; Canadian consumers B) Canadian businesses; foreign businesses C) Canadian consumers; Canadian businesses D) foreign businesses; Canadian consumers Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 10) From 2002 to 2011, the Canadian dollar in value A) appreciated by approximately 25% B) appreciated by approximately 50% C) depreciated by approximately 50% D) depreciated by approximately25% Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 11) When in 1985 a British pound cost approximately C$1.30, a Shetland sweater that cost 100 British pounds would have cost $130 With a weaker Canadian dollar, the same Shetland sweater would have cost A) less than $130 B) more than $130 C) $130, since the exchange rate does not affect the prices that Canadian consumers pay for foreign goods D) $130, since the demand for Shetland sweaters will decrease to prevent an increase in price due to the stronger dollar Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 21 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 12) Everything else held constant, a decrease in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to all foreign currencies means that the price of foreign goods purchased by Canadians A) increases B) decreases C) remains unchanged D) increases initially but then decreases Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 13) Canadian farmers who sell beef to Europe benefit most from A) a decrease in the Canadian dollar price of euros B) an increase in the Canadian dollar price of euros C) a constant Canadian dollar price for euros D) a European ban on imports of Canadian beef Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 14) If the Canadian dollar price of a euro increases from $1.00 to $1.10, then, everything else held constant, A) a European vacation becomes less expensive B) a European vacation becomes more expensive C) the cost of a European vacation is not affected D) foreign travel becomes impossible Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 15) From 2002-2011, the dollar strengthened in value against other currencies Who was helped and who was hurt by this strong dollar? Answer: Canadian consumers benefitted because imports were cheaper and consumers could purchase more Canadian businesses and workers in those businesses were hurt as domestic and foreign sales of Canadian products fell Diff: Type: ES Skill: Applied Objective: 1.4 Explain the importance of exchange rates in a global economy 22 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 1.5 Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 1) The most comprehensive measure of aggregate output is A) gross domestic product B) net national product C) the TSE Index D) national income Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 2) The gross domestic product is the A) the value of all wealth in an economy B) the value of all goods and services sold to other nations in a year C) the market value of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a year D) the market value of all intermediate goods and services produced in an economy in a year Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 3) You buy a second hand car from a dealer Which of the following items are counted in Canadian GDP? A) No part of the purchase price as this car was manufactured in an earlier year B) The portion of the purchase price attributable to repairs made by the dealer C) The portion of the purchase price attributable to both repairs and commissions to the salesman D) The portion of the purchase price attributable to repairs, commissions and profits to the dealer Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 23 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 4) If an economy has aggregate output of $2 trillion, then aggregate income is A) $1 trillion B) $2 trillion C) $3 trillion D) $4 trillion Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 5) When the total value of final goods and services is calculated using current prices, the resulting measure is referred to as A) real GDP B) the GDP deflator C) nominal GDP D) the index of leading indicators Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 6) Nominal GDP is output measured in prices while real GDP is output measured in prices A) current; current B) current; fixed C) fixed; fixed D) fixed; current Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 7) GDP measured with constant prices is referred to as A) real GDP B) nominal GDP C) the GDP deflator D) industrial production Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 24 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 8) If your nominal income in 2013 was $30000, and prices doubled between 2002 and 2013, to have the same real income, your nominal income in 2002 must be A) $10000 B) $15000 C) $20000 D) $100,000 Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 9) If your nominal income in 2002 is $50000, and prices increase by 50 percent between 2002 and 2013, then to have the same real income, your nominal income in 2013 must be A) $50000 B) $75000 C) $100,000 D) $150,000 Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 10) To convert a nominal GDP to a real GDP, you would use A) the PCE deflator B) the CPI measure C) the GDP deflator D) the PPI measure Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 11) If nominal GDP in 2013 is $10 trillion, and 2013 real GDP in 2002 prices is $9 trillion, the GDP deflator price index is A) B) 1.1 C) 11 D) 100 Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 25 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 12) When prices are measured in terms of fixed (base-year) prices they are called prices A) nominal B) real C) inflated D) aggregate Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 13) The measure of the aggregate price level that is most frequently reported in the media is the A) GDP deflator B) producer price index C) consumer price index D) household price index Answer: C Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 14) To calculate the growth rate of a variable, you will A) calculate the percentage change from one time period to the next 15) B) calculate the difference between the two variables C) add the ending value to the beginning value D) divide the increase by the number of time periods Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 15) If real GDP grows to $9.5 trillion in 2014 from $9 trillion in 2013, the growth rate for real GDP is A) percent B) 10 percent C) percent D) 0.5 percent Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 26 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 16) If real GDP in 2013 is $10 trillion, and in 2014 real GDP is $9.5 trillion, then real GDP growth from 2013 to 2014 is A) 0.5 percent B) percent C) percent D) -5 percent Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 17) If the aggregate price level at time t is denoted by Pt, the inflation rate from time t - to t is defined as A) = ( )/ B) = (Pt + - Pt - 1)/ Pt - C) = (Pt + - Pt)/ Pt D) = (Pt - Pt - 1)/ Pt Answer: A Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 18) If the price level increases from 200 in year to 220 in year 2, the rate of inflation from year to year is A) 20 percent B) 10 percent C) 11 percent D) 120 percent Answer: B Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 27 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 19) If the CPI is 120 in 2002 and 180 in 2012, then between 2002 and 2012, prices have increased by A) 180 percent B) 80 percent C) 60 percent D) 50 percent Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 20) If the CPI in 2012 is 200, and in 2013 the CPI is 180, the rate of inflation from 2012 to 2013 is A) 20 percent B) 10 percent C) percent D) -10 percent Answer: D Diff: Type: MC Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 21) What is measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? what is INCLUDED and what is EXCLUDED in the calculation of GDP? Answer: GDP is the most commonly used measure of aggregate output It is the market value of all final goods and services produced in the economy during the course of a year In calculating the GDP we exclude two sets of items First, we exclude all goods that have been produced in the past, and not in the measured year, and second we exclude all intermediate goods as their value is included in the value of the final goods Diff: Type: ES Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 28 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc 22) Are the following transactions included in the calculation of the GDP? Why? a books you buy from the university bookstore b purchase of government bonds c writing a cheque to your dentist for his services d purchase by a car manufacturer of tyres for the produced vehicles Answer: a Yes, it is a purchase of a final good, the book b No, purchases of stocks and bonds are not included in the calculation of the GDP c Yes, it is a service that should be included in the GDP d No, because the tyres for the car manufacturer are an intermediate good and as such it is not included in the calculation of the GDP Diff: Type: ES Skill: Applied Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 23) What is the aggregate income? How is the aggregate income related to the gross domestic product? Answer: Aggregate income is the total income of factors of production It is equal to aggregate output Diff: Type: ES Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 24) Why is the real GDP a better measure of economic activity than nominal GDP? Answer: Real GDP is a more reliable measure because values are measured in terms of fixed prices Diff: Type: ES Skill: Recall Objective: Appendix: Defining Aggregate Output, Income, the Price Level, and the Inflation Rate 29 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Canada, Inc